Moreland & Arbuckle are working with a new CD, “7 Cities.” Shinyribs is a band led by Gourds honcho Kevin Russell, a prolific wordsmith who gives people of all ages permission to cut loose and have fun. Shinyribs' latest CD, “Gulf Coast Museum,” should be required listening.

Longtime Sam's favorite Guy Forsyth and his team always bring the blues/etc. heat. Sexto Sol's Alamo City-inspired rock with a West Side accent rouses listeners and dancers. And Schneider can do no wrong no matter what he does, musically speaking, in S.A.

On top of all that, what passes for fall in South Texas actually came to San Antonio right on schedule this week. So Sam's Groove into the Fall Music Jam also features truth in advertising.

Showcase mania

The San Antonio Music Awards Showcase, staged by the San Antonio Current, is set for Saturday with more than 30 bands and DJs working in seven venues. Downbeat is 9 p.m. in all rooms save for the Guadalupe, which kicks off at 7. Tickets cost $5 in advance through www.san antoniomusicawards .com, $8 at the door and allow admittance to all venues. Here comes the lowdown:

Boneshakers: The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, Lonely Horse, Bright Like the Sun and Crown.

The Mix: Joe Buck, Garrett T. Capps, The Beaumonts, The In & Outlaws and the Hawks of Holy Rosary.

Keane and Green

Singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist Brian Keane, a founding member of The Band of Heathens, will showcase his songs house concert-style on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at The Green House, which is part of The Cove compound. Cover is $10. Listen for “She Left Me for Jesus” (co-written with Hayes Carll), “She Likes the Beatles” and “Odysseus”

Jim Beal Jr. is host of the “Third Coast Music Network” show from 3-7 p.m. Thursdays on KSYM, 90.1 FM. Check the Music Beat blog at mySA.com; @jimbealjr on Twitter; jbeal@express-news.net